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Egypt for generations. In the midst for Egyptian, anti-Semitic conspiracy, the fact that
one of the biggest events of the Jewish calendar is predicted upon reminding the next
generation every year of how the Egyptians were our cruel slave-masters. The Pharaoh
feared their presence. He feared that one day the Israelites would turn against the
Egyptians. After time he forced them to become his slaves. He made the slaves build
grand treasure cities. But even after all of that the Pharaoh was still worried that his
Israelite slaves would rise up against him. He then ordered a punishment- all of the firstborn males babies of the Israelites were to be killed. He told all of the midwives every
son that is born you, shall cast into the river.
In Genesis 15:13 it says, God told Abram that his descendants would be slaves
in a foreign land for 400 years. However, in Exodus 12:41 it says that the Israelites were
in Egypt for 430 years. I personally believe in the bible and what it says, I also believe
that if there is no hard evidence because the Jews took everything with the Hebrew
language on it with them then why wouldnt we listen to the bible.
Cairo, Egypt- over the 90 years, the population of Jewish Egyptians has fallen
from 80,000 to less than 40. Today, just 11 Egyptian Jews remain in Cairo. Which is
weird and kind of strange to me because in the past Egypt was seen as a safe haven
for Jews, many who were fleeing in Eastern Europe and Russia in the late 19th century.
People thought that since God and the Hebrews were there that it was safe and that it
was somewhere that could be trusted.
Overall, I believe what the bible says because I grew up a Christian and that is
what I believe.
Websites:
By Subscribing, You Agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. "How Long Were the
Children of Israel Enslaved in Egypt, According to the Bible?" Contradiction. N.p., n.d. Web.
10 Oct. 2016. The whole news article I used for this paper. The scripture verses that I used in
this paper.
"Enslavement of the Israelites." Enslavement of the Israelites.
Http://www.bl.uk/copyrightstatement.html, 28 Mar. 2006. Web. 10 Oct. 2016. It is a story
article, I used mainly the first paragraph. This article explains how the enslavement became
about.
Jazeera, Al. "Egypt's Jewish Community Buries Deputy Leader." - Al Jazeera English. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2016 I used the first three paragraphs in the article. In this article it talks